The Latest Breaking News from Gerry Adams

Jury in Adams libel case expected to begin deliberations on Thursday

The former president of Sinn Fein is suing the BBC over a claim that he sanctioned the killing of informer Denis Donaldson in 2006.

Evening Standard · May 28, 2025

Judge continues summarising evidence in Gerry Adams libel trial

The high-profile trial at Dublin High Court has entered its fifth week.

Evening Standard · May 27, 2025

Remains found in search for missing Co Kerry farmer Michael Gaine

The 56-year-old sheep farmer was reported missing more than two months ago

The Independent UK · May 25, 2025

Police officer who fatally shot unarmed man may face misconduct proceedings

Sean Fitzgerald, 31, died from a single gunshot wound to the chest after leaving a property in Coventry on January 4 2019.

The Independent UK · May 21, 2025

Benn ‘searching’ for legal solution to prevent payouts to Troubles internees

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pledged to take action to avoid compensating Gerry Adams.

The Independent UK · May 21, 2025

Starmer pressed to ‘impose the strongest possible sanctions on Israel’

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill warned the Prime Minister that the ‘world is watching’.

Evening Standard · May 21, 2025

Gerry Adams had reputation as ‘warmonger’, victims’ campaigner tells court

Mr Adams is suing the BBC over a claim made by a source in a documentary that alleged he had sanctioned the killing of a former Sinn Fein official.

Evening Standard · May 21, 2025

Adams had reputation of being in IRA Army Council, ex-attorney general says

Gerry Adams was ‘reputed to have become a member of the Army Council of the IRA’, a former attorney general has told his libel trial against the BBC.

Evening Standard · May 21, 2025

Claim about Adams in BBC programme ‘probably’ not rules breach – media expert

A court was told that the programme was not ‘unfair or unjust’.

Evening Standard · May 20, 2025

‘Big sensationalist expose’ claim over Adams programme denied

A BBC Spotlight programme which aired a claim Gerry Adams sanctioned the killing of a spy was ‘measured and precise’.

Evening Standard · May 15, 2025